Mai Fuchigami

Mai Fuchigami (渕上 舞, Fuchigami Mai, born May 28) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Fukuoka Prefecture, affiliated with the talent agency m&i.[1] As a singer, she is signed under record label Lantis.[2] After passing an audition held by the talent agency Sigma Seven, she played her first main role as Kaname Asagiri in the video game Ōkami Kakushi in 2009.[3][4]

Mai Fuchigami
渕上 舞
BornMay 28
Occupations
Years active2008–present
Agentm&i
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2018–present
LabelsLantis

She is known for her roles as Iona/I-401 in Arpeggio of Blue Steel, Alice Yotsuba/Cure Rosetta in DokiDoki! PreCure, Nagisa Shiota in Assassination Classroom, Miho Nishizumi in Girls und Panzer, and Karen Hojo in The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls. Apart from voice acting, she also performed theme song for anime such as Planet With and Ulysses: Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight.[5][6] In 2014, she received the Synergy Award at the 8th Seiyu Awards.[7][8]

Biography

Fuchigami was inspired to become a voice actress after watching a DVD of Nana Mizuki which was recommended to her by a friend in high school.[4] Although she originally aspired to be an actress or a lawyer, she later decided to be a voice actress.[4] She graduated from the Yoyogi Animation vocational school in 2007. That same year, she passed an audition held by the talent agency Sigma Seven.[3]

In 2009, she made her voice acting debut in the video game Ōkami Kakushi, voicing the character Kaname Asagiri.[4] She would later reprise the role in the game's anime adaptation.[9][10] That same year, she was given minor roles in various anime.[10] In 2011, she left Sigma Seven and moved to the talent agency INCS toenter.[11]

In 2012, she was cast as Miho Nishizumi in Girls und Panzer, a role which earned her many recognition.[12][13] She, along with her co-stars, Ai Kayano, Mami Ozaki, Ikumi Nakagami, and Yuka Iguchi, performed the series' ending theme song "Enter Enter MISSION!".[13] The following year, she was cast as Alice Yotsuba in the anime Dokidoki! PreCure.[10][14] She then played the role of Petralka Anne Eldant III in the anime Outbreak Company which she also performed the ending theme song "Watashi no Hōsekibako" (私の宝石箱).[10][15] That same year, she was cast as Iona/I-401 in Arpeggio of Blue Steel; she and the other cast members, Manami Numakura, and Hibiku Yamamura performed the series' ending theme songs "Blue Field" (ブルー・フィールド) and "Innocent Blue".[10]

In 2014 , she was cast as Karen Hojo in the mobile game The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls. She would later reprise the role in various other media, including the anime adaptation.[10][16] In January of the same year, she played the character Nagisa Shiota in Assassination Classroom.[10] That same year, she received the Synergy Award for her role in Girls und Panzer at 8th Seiyu Awards.[7][8] Later that year, she was given the role of Sadayo Kawakami in the video game Persona 5; she also reprise her role in the game's anime adaptation.[10][17] She then reprise her role as Miho Nishizumi in Girls und Panzer der Film; she also received the Rookie Award for the same role from 25th Japan Movie Critics Awards in 2016.[10][18]

In 2018, she made her official debut as a singer for Lantis by releasing her first album Fly High Myway!; the album peaked at number 28 on the Oricon weekly charts.[19][20] That same year, she was cast as Yomi Satsuki in Katana Maidens ~ Toji No Miko,[21] Marie Mizuguchi in Caligula,[22] and Sarasa Ryuō in Ongaku Shoujo.[23] In August of the same year, she released her first single "Rainbow Planet"; the song was used as the ending theme song for the anime Planet With which she also played the character Harumi Kumashiro.[5][19] The song peaked at number 56 on the Oricon weekly charts.[24]

In 2019, she released her first mini album Journey & My Music; the album peaked at number 28 on the Oricon weekly charts.[19][20]

Filmography

Anime

List of voice performances in anime
YearTitleRoleNotesSource[1]
2009A Certain Magical IndexFemale student, waitressEp. 19, 20[10]
2009Umi Monogatari: Anata ga Ite Kureta KotoEbi Bijo Senshi, girlEp. 9-10, 12[10]
2009KanamemoClassmate FEp. 12[10]
2009Sora no ManimaniMayu, Miyamae, Shouko Shiratori, Yukari Takanashi[10][16]
2009BleachFemale spiritEp. 229[10]
2009White AlbumPress D[10]
2009Miracle Train: Ōedo-sen e YōkosoMaiEp. 2[10]
2010Ōkami KakushiKaname Asagiri[10]
2010HeartCatch PreCure!Student council executive[10]
2010A Certain Magical Index IIAgatha, Uragami[10]
2011Ground Control to Psychoelectric GirlMaekawa[10][25]
2011Hontō ni Atta! Reibai-SenseiHinako Wakayama, Liz, Maru[10]
2011Baka and Test6th grade male CEp. 11[10]
2012Nakaimo - My Sister Is Among Them!StudentEp. 2[10]
2012–2013Girls und PanzerMiho NishizumiAlso OVAs and movie[10][12][13]
2013–2014Dokidoki! PreCureAlice Yotsuba/Cure Rosetta[10][14]
2013Outbreak CompanyPetrarca Ann Erudanto III[10][16]
2013Arpeggio of Blue SteelIona/I-401[10]
2014Chikasugi Idol Akae-chanKikko[10]
2014Sakura TrickKaede Ikeno[10]
2014JinseiShino[10]
2014Re: HamatoraSkillEp. 3, 11-12[10]
2014Chain Chronicle: Short AnimationSashaOVA
2014Cross Ange: Rondo of Angel and DragonMeiEp. 2-8, 10-11, 13, 18, 20, 22-25[10][16]
2015–2019The Idolmaster Cinderella GirlsKaren HojoAlso season 2 and Theater[10][16]
2015–2017Assassination ClassroomNagisa ShiotaAlso season 2 and Koro Sensei Quest[10]
2015EtotamaMeitan[10]
2015Hero CompanyHikaru HyuugaOVA
2016Divine GateUndine[10][16]
2016–2017Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-VGrace Tyler, Ray Akaba
2016Ragnastrike AngelsHinata Tōjō[10][26]
2016Yo-kai WatchUffun VioletEp. 116
2016–2017Digimon Universe: Appli MonstersAi Kashiki[10][27]
2017Idol IncidentsShizuka Onimaru[10][28]
2017Gabriel DropOutMachikoEp. 2, 6, 8, 12[10][29]
2017Action Heroine Cheer FruitsMako Kamisu[10]
2017Kino's Journey -the Beautiful World- the Animated SeriesMaster's SonEp. 6
2018–2019Katana Maidens ~ Toji No MikoYomi SatsukiAlso Mini Toji[21]
2018–2019Persona 5: The AnimationSadayo Kawakami[17]
2018CaligulaMarie Mizuguchi[22]
2018Ongaku ShōjoSarasa Ryuō[16][23]
2018Planet WithHarumi Kumashiro[5]
2018A Certain Magical Index IIIUragami
2018Hashiri Tsuzukete YokattatteKei Ikoma[30]
2019The Magnificent KotobukiCamillaEp. 10-12[31]
2019Kengan AshuraShunka Hiyama[32]
2019Cardfight!! Vanguard: Shinemon-henEsuka Hibino[33]
2019Radiant OcohoSeason 2[34]
2019Gundam Build Divers Re:RiseMay[35]
2020Asteroid in LoveMisa Konohata
2020–2023Sorcerous Stabber OrphenDortin[36]
2020GeGeGe no KitarōMa-chanEp. 88[37]
2021Yashahime: Princess Half-DemonFūta
2021The Detective Is Already DeadFūbi Kase[38]
2022Tribe NineSaori Arisugawa[39]
2022Don't Hurt Me, My Healer!Anna[40]
2023Ao no OrchestraKayo Takimoto[41]
2023My Unique Skill Makes Me OP Even at Level 1Erza Monsoon[42]

Films

List of voice performances in feature films
YearTitleRoleNotesSource[1]
2013Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 2: Friends of the HeartAlice Yotsuba/Cure Rosetta[10]
2013DokiDoki! PreCure the MovieAlice Yotsuba/Cure Rosetta[10]
2014Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 3: Eternal FriendsAlice Yotsuba/Cure Rosetta[10]
2015Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova DCIona/I-401Compilation film
2015Pretty Cure All Stars: Carnival of Spring♪Alice Yotsuba/Cure Rosetta[10]
2015Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova CadenzaIona/I-401[10]
2015Girls und Panzer der FilmMiho Nishizumi[10]
2016Pretty Cure All Stars: Singing with Everyone♪ Miraculous Magic!Alice Yotsuba/Cure Rosetta[10]
2016Assassination Classroom The Movie: 365 DaysNagisa Shiota
2016Koro Sensei QuestNagisa Shiota
2017Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part 1Miho Nishizumi[43]
2018Hugtto! PreCure Futari wa Pretty Cure: All Stars MemoriesAlice Yotsuba/Cure Rosetta[44]
2019Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part 2Miho Nishizumi
2021Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part 3
2023Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part 4

Video games

List of voice performances in video games
YearTitleRoleNotesSource[1]
2009Ōkami KakushiKaname AsagiriDebut role[10]
2011The Idolmaster Cinderella GirlsKaren HojoFirst appeared in 2014[16]
2013Onigokko!NazunaPSP[10][45]
2013Kantai CollectionIonaSpecial event
2014Tokyo 7th SistersMito Hanyuda, Aguri HigaiOS, Android[46]
2014World of TanksMiho NishizumiSpecial event[47]
2014Girls und Panzer: Senshadō, Kiwamemasu!Miho NishizumiPS Vita[48]
2015Assassination Classroom: Koro-sensei's Great Besiegement!!Nagisa Shiota3DS[48]
2015Fantasy War TacticsChrisiOS, Android
2015Cross Ange: Rondo of Angels and Dragons tr.MeiPS Vita[10][48]
2015Drift GirlsSaki AotaniiOS, Android[16]
2015Lord of Vermilion ArenaDux TiaPC
2015Trillion: God of DestructionPerpellPS Vita[10]
2015The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls: Starlight StageKaren HojoiOS, Android
2016Assassination Classroom: Assassin Training PlanNagisa Shiota3DS[48]
2016The Caligula EffectMarie MizuguchiPS Vita[10]
2016My Girlfriend is a Mermaid?!IoniOS, Android
2016Alternative GirlsSylvia RitcheriOS, Android
2016Persona 5Sadayo KawakamiPS3, PS4[10][48]
2017The Witch and the Hundred Knight 2GabriellePS4[10][48]
2017Last Senkan: With Lovely GirlsMissouri, Arc RoyaleiOS, Android
2017Song of MemoriesFuuka KamishiroPS4[48]
2017Kirara FantasiaGingeriOS, Android[48]
2018Girls und Panzer: Dream Tank MatchMiho NishizumiPS4[48]
2018Azur LaneAdmiral Graf SpeeiOS, Android[49]
2018Atelier Online: Alchemists of BraceirErikaiOS, Android[50]
201947 HeroinesAkira InoyamaiOS, Android[51]
2020Girls' FrontlineHowa Type 89, RPK-16iOS, Android[52]
2021The Caligula Effect 2Marie MizuguchiPS4, Switch[53]

Dubbing roles

List of voice dub performances in overseas productions
TitleRoleVoice dub forNotesSource[1]
FuryEmmaAlicia von RittbergFilm[54]
HushWendyClaire KeelanFilm

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title[19]Album details[19]Catalogue No.Oricon[20]
Regular
edition
Limited
edition
Peak
position
Weeks
charted
Fly High Myway!LACA-15690282
HOSHIZORA (星空)
  • Released: January 27, 2021
  • Label: Lantis
  • Format: CD, CD + Blu-ray, digital download
LACA-15857LACA-35857601

Mini albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title[19]Album details[19]Catalogue No.Oricon[20]
Regular
edition
Limited
edition
Peak
position
Weeks
charted
Journey & My Music
  • Released: January 23, 2019
  • Label: Lantis
  • Format: CD, CD + Blu-ray, digital download
LACA-15753LACA-35753281

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Release dateTitle[19]Catalogue No.
(Regular edition)
Oricon[24]AlbumNotes
Peak
position
Weeks
charted
August 8, 2018"Rainbow Planet"LACM-14787562HOSHIZORA (星空)Ending theme song for Planet With
October 24, 2018"Liberation" (リベラシオン)LACM-14808552Opening theme song for Ulysses: Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight
August 28, 2019"Love Summer!"LACM-14922681
February 5, 2020"Yosoku Funou Days" (予測不能Days)LACM-14964331Ending theme song for Sorcerous Stabber Orphen
April 29, 2020"Crossing Road"LACM-14996743Ending theme song for Shokugeki no Soma: Go no Sara
January 27, 2021"Marionette coup d'état" (操り人形クーデター)LACM-24077532TBAEnding theme song for Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Battle of Kimluck

References

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